Necktie holder and necktie therefor



Sept. 13, 1955 L. A. PERKOVIC NECKTIE HOLDER AND NECKTIE THEREFOR Filed Jan. 11, 1951 F JU. INVENTOR.

Lows A PERKovIc a. mw Attorygy United States Patent NECKTIE HOLDER AND NECKTIE THEREFOR Louis A. Perkovic, Cincinnati, oiiio Application January 11,1951, Serial No. 205,476

8 Claims. c1. 2-153 This invention relates to improvements in a holder and attaching device for neckties and to a necktie for use with said holder.

It has become a custom to wear, particularly in warmer weather, for men, the so called sport shirts which have a low neckline and relatively long pointed soft collars without using therewith a necktie of any kind. One of the reasons for this custom is that in warmer weather a necktie'adds to the discomfort of the wearer since the said necktie encircles the wearers neck and must be drawn: snugly to the neck in order that the necktie bear the proper relation to the collar. With sport shirts it is almost impossible to wear a necktie since to do so would elevate the neckline above the point it should occupy due to thecutand assembly of the parts forming the shirt and particularly the neck band and collar thereof.

By the present invention there is provided a device for mounting a necktie on a shirt collar, whether of the sport type or the dress type, in such a position that the necktie knot, particularly thefour-in-hand, bears the proper relation to the shirt. neck band andparticularly the collar wings without the necktie encircling the neck.

The principal object of the present invention is, therefore, the provision of a necktie carrier on which the necktie is properly arranged and which carrier is attached to the shirt collar for retaining. the necktie, collar, and neckband in the desired position.

Another object of this invention is the provision of a device that will. accomplish the foregoing object and at the same time will maintain the proper and desired relationship between the collar wings and shirt neck band.

A. further object of this invention is the provision of a necktie support and attaching means that is simple in construction. and economical to produce and acquire without sacrificing utility, grace and ease in applying the structure.

It is also an object of this invention to provide a necktie for use with the necktie holder of this invention that can be adequately arranged in. a four-in-hand knot to give the; same appearance as aknoted standard four-in-hand necktie. h 1

Other objects and advantages of the present: invention should be readily apparent by reference to the following specification considered in: conjunction with the accompanying drawings forming a part thereof and it is to be understood that any modificationsv may be made in the exact structural'details there shown and described, within the scope of the append'ed claims, without departing from or exceeding .the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig.1 is a fragmentary elevational view of the necktie holder-and necktie of the present invention mounted in operative relation to the collar and shirt neck band.

Fig- 2 is a perspective view of the necktie holder'and necktie in operative relation to one another and as viewed from the rear.

Fig.3 is a front elevational" view of the necktie holder, per 5 i being tied as if it were 2,717,392 Pa "te nt ed Sept. 13,

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the necktie holder of Fig. 3 as seen from the lefthand side of said Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the necktie holder of Fig. 3

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the improvednecktie of the present invention. 7

Fig. 7 is a view of the necktie of Fig. 6 ina stage of mounted on the necktie holder of Fig. 3. A

, Fig. 8 is a completely tiednecktie detached from the holder and attaching device: I

Fig. 9 is an enlarged fragmentary plan view of one end of the necktie ofi Fig. 6* partly broken away toillus trate the construction of said end-of the necktie andforming a detail of the invention. a

Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 9 showing a modification in the construction.

Throughout the several views of the drawings similar reference characters are employed to denote the same or similar parts. V

The necktie holder and attaching device as illustrated in Figs. 3, 4 and 5 is formed primarily of two parts, a substantially single length of wire which forms theholder, per se, and a bar which cooperates with the'holde r to form the attaching means. ,As illustrated, the necktie holder from one end of the: wire extends a horizontal planeto form an arm15 and is of a- 'l'ength somewhat in excess of one-half. the distance between opposing. edges or wings 16 and 17' of theshirt coll'ar. The wire at the end of its arm. 15 turns downwardly, at 18, as a depending leg 19, and at the same timeis inclinedontwardly, to the right as seen in Fig. 4-, whereupon the wire turns upwardly at 20 to provide an upstanding outwardly flaring,

as seen in Fig. 3 carrier side 21. The wire at the upper end of its side 21 is then benton itself, after projecting as an upward. finger 22,. with'said reversely bent portion 23' forming. a bridge to: an: opposite fingen24. The finger 24 is at the upper end of the carrier second side 25 which depends and inclines inwardlypasi seen in'Fi-g. 3 to apoint in. line with the lower end at the side 21 whereupon the wire is bent at'26- top'rovid'e a leg. 27 which upwardly and inwardly inclines, in the plane of. the first leg 19.- The leg 27 terminates in. a. bend 28- to provide a second arm 29 for the carrier.

The arms 15 and 29* of the carrier extend laterally from. one another in. the same plane with each arm underlying, when in operative position, one of the collar wings 16 and 1 7.

As was noted above; the legs 19 and 27- are similarly inclined with respect to the arms 15 and 29 and lie adjacent and in contact with. one another from-the lower ends of which, 26 and 27,. respectively,'. outwardly, up'- wardly flare the tie'carrier sides-21' and 25. The said carrier sides are, respectivelyg similarl-y, inwardly inclined in the general direct-ion of inclination of the legs 19 and 20 but, due to the relatively greater length of said sides 21 and 25 over the legs 19 and 27, the degree of inclination is. considerably less wherefore the upper ends of the said carrier sides, particularly the outer extremities of their fingers 22 and 24, he in'a vertical plane slightly offset from a parallel vertical plane through the upper ends of the legs 19* and 27' and the arms 15 and 29. The sides 21 and 25 of the necktie support forma V which is the desired effect of the usual four-in-hand necktie knot, whether oh the regular slender knot or of the broader Windsor knot. The bridge 23; between fingers 22 and 24, has 'a: portion 30 which is inclined and terminates in a shoulder 31,v substantially normal to the bridgepo'rtion' 30;. against which one side of the necktie. is disposed in forming the four-in-hand knot; The corner between the bridge portion 30 and its shoulder 31 lowersithe upperend of the four-in-hand knot to place: said knot, and particularly the. upper surface thereof, below the free ends of the carrier fingers 22 and 24.

The carrier frame is secured to a collar bar, indicated in its entirety by the reference numeral 32, which may be of any suitable or desirable configuration, essentially having a relatively short central base portion 33 against the rear face of which adjacent portions of the carrier frame arms 15 and 29, bends 18 and 28, and upper ends of legs'19 and 27 contact. The said portions, bar base 33 and carrier arms 15 and 29, bends 18 and 28, and upper ends of legs 19 and 27 are permanently sccured to one another as by brazing, soldering, welding, or the like, depending upon the material of which the parts; are made, as indicated at 34 in Fig. 2. The bar 32, beyond the base portion 33 and from each end thereof, is formed as collar bar attaching arms 35 and 36 which, in the specific embodiment shown in the drawings, is outwardly bowed to have its ends respectively flared as at 37 and 38 and in yieldable engagement with the ends 39 and 40 of the carrier arms 15 and 29. The collar bar arms 35 and 36 and carrier arms 15 and 29 are preferably made of material having a spring thereto so that they can be outwardly deflected to insert the collar wings 16 and 17 beneath the said collar bar arms ends 37 and 38 and between said ends and the carrier arms ends 39 and 40.

Any suitable or desirable necktie that can be tied into a four-in-hand knot may be employed with the necktie carrier, preferably, however, the necktie illustratedin Figs. 6 to 10, inclusive. As shown in these figures the necktie is of considerably less than one-half of the length of the usual four-in-hand necktie and is provided at its upper end with a tongue 41 from which the body 42 of the necktie descends having the sides 43 and 44 of said necktie body outwardly and downwardly flaring as is customary. The lower end of the necktie may have any suitable or desirable configuration such as the diamond point 45 illustrated in the drawings.

The necktie of the present invention may have a rear face for its body portion 42.0r may be of several layers including a liner, if desired, all in accordance with the construction of the normal four-in-hand necktie.

In operation, and facing the carrier and mounting device in Fig. 3, the tab 41 of the necktie is laid along the bridging piece 30 of the carrier from the end of the finger 24 toward the left whereupon the necktie is passed around in back of the carrier from side 21 to side 25 and between said sides and the base 33 of the collar bar 32. The necktie is then brought across the front of the carrier, from side 25 to side 21 thereof, whereupon the necktie is again folded to be behind the carrier and between said carrier and the collar bar 32. The necktie is now brought upwardly over the bridging piece 30 and then passed downwardly between the portion of the necktie forwardly of the frame and the initial part of the necktie that extends from the finger 24. The tab 41 of the necktie is retained in position on the finger 24 and the knot drawn tight by a downward pull on the necktie body 42. s

In order that the reduced end or tab 41 of the necktie may be readily retained in position on the carrier finger 24, the said reduced end or tab is provided with a loop 46 adapted to have inserted therethrough the said finger 24. The finger 24 may conveniently be formed with an upwardly projecting bulge or bump 47 behind which the loop 46 is positioned and which bump 47 prevents inadvertant disassociation of the parts.

The loop 46, as illustrated in Fig. 9, may conveniently be formed of a length of cordlooped at substantially the midpoint thereof with one leg 48 of the cord attached to one edge of thenecktie at one side of the tab and with the other leg 49 of the loop attached to the other edge of the tab. If desired, the said loop may be formed of a length of wire as illustrated in Fig. 10 and which wire loop is likewise provided with legs 50 and 51 corresponding in direction of extent with the direction of extent of the sides of the necktie tab 41 and secured in position with respect thereto in any suitable or desirable manner.

In practice and with the necktie mounted on the carrier and mounting device the carrier is arranged to have its fingers 22 and 24 arranged beneath the collar wings 16 and 17 and are disposed in .the fold of the said collar wings with the inner portion of the collar'or neck band as clearly illustrated in Fig. l. The upper corners of the knot are likewise under the collar wings 16 and 17. The edges of the said collar wings are now respectively inserted between the collar bar ends 37 and 3S and the cooperating ends 39 and 40 of the carrier arms 15 and 20. By this construction and arrangement the collar wings are placed in a taut position and are slightly under tension between the points of attachment thereof with the collar bar 32 and the points of contact with the inner collar band or neck band. The necktie carrier and mounting device maintained the parts in their operative positions and at the sametime maintained a neat appearance.

By this construction a so-called sport shirt or dress shirt may be provided with a necktie, particularly a fourin-hand necktie, without the necessity of having a portion of the necktie encircle the wearers neck beneath his collar and at the same time the discomfort of a necktie snugly engaging the neck is avoided without detracting in the least from the normal appearance of a four-in-hand necktie and collar.

What is claimed is: i

1. In a device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a shirt collar formed of a continuous length bridging piece connecting the upper ends of the diverging sides forming thereby a V-shaped frame on which a necktie four-in-hand knot is tied, and a collar bar permanently secured to the inner ends of said arms and overlying said arms to form therewith yieldable means for collar attachment.

2.. In a device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a shirt collar formed of a continuous length of wire having the ends thereof outwardly and opposite one another and including laterally projecting arms formed inwardly from the opposite ends of said wire and with the inner ends of the arms adjacent one another, legs depending and forwardly inclining from the adjacent inner ends of said arms, upwardly and outwardly diverging frame sides from the lower ends of the legs with each frame side projecting to a point above the arms, and a bridging piece connecting the upper ends of the diverging sides forming thereby a V-shaped frame on which a necktie four-in-hand knot is tied, and a collar bar permanently secured to the inner ends of said arms and overlying said arms to form therewith yieldable means for collar attachment, said wire between the upper ends of the frame sides and adjacent ends of the bridging piece being formed to provide upwardly and outwardly projecting fingers.

3. In a device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a shirt collar formed of a continuous length of wire having the ends thereof outwardly and opposite one another and including laterally projecting arms formed inwardly from the opposite ends of said wire and with the inner ends of the arms adjacent one another, legs depending and forwardly inclining from the adjacent inner ends of said arms, upwardly and outwardly'diverging frame sides from the lower ends of the legs with each of said sides substantially the same length and each frame side projecting to, a point aboveflie rms, andabr da ns piece connecting the upper ends of the diverging sides forming thereby a V-shaped frame on which ,a necktie four-in-hand knot is tied, and acollar bar permanently secured to the innerends of said arms andoverlying said arms to form therewith yieldable means for collar attachment, said wire between the upper ends ,of the frame sides and adjacent ends .of thebridgingpiece-being formed to provide upwardly and outwardly projectingfingers, and said bridging piece having .its body portion-downwardly inclined from the upper end of one of said frame sides toward the other frame sideand formingwith said other frame side an abutment shoulder...

4. A device of the class described for attaching'a neck tie to a shirt collar comprising ;a substantially V-shaped 1 member including a downwardly disposed point and upwardly, outwardly divergingvsides from said point with the upper ends of the sides connectedbya bridging piece and on which V-shaped member the;nec ktie is tied, said bridging piece inclining from ,one side to the other'of- =the V-shaped member and providingsan abutment shoulder on the bridging piece adjacent-said other side-of the V-shaped member, fingers upwardly and outwardly projecting from the V-shaped member sides above the bridging piece adapted to be disposed in the fold of the shirt member sides and saidspring' arms underlying and cooperating with the collar bar for yieldable, clamping attachment to the shirt collar audthe positioning .of the V-shaped member to downwardly and forwardly depend, and a necktie having at one end a loop disposed on one of the sides upwardly and outwardly protecting fingers for anchoring same on the Vshaped member, said tie adjacent said loop having a reduced tab portion and a body portion from the tab portion with the tab portion lying on the V-shaped member and the body portion of the necktie, immediately adjacent the tab portion, encircling the V-shaped member at least once and then passed over the V-shaped member bridging piece with one edge against the bridging piece shoulder and depending from the bridging piece between the tab portion, lying on the V-shaped member, and the necktie body portion, en-

circling said V-shaped member, to have the major portion of the necktie body projecting therebelow.

5. A device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a shirt collar comprising a substantially V-shaped member including a downwardly disposed point and upwardly, outwardly diverging sides from said point with the upper ends of the sides connected by a bridging piece and on which V-shaped member the necktie is tied, said bridging piece inclining from one side to the other of the V-shaped member and providing an abutment shoulder on the bridging piece adjacent said other side of the V-shaped member, fingers upwardly and outwardly projecting from the V-shaped member sides above the bridging piece adapted to be disposed in the fold of the shirt collar with the neck band, legs secured to and upwardly and rearwardly extending from the V-shaped member point to a point intermediate the V-shaped member point and bridging piece, a collar bar secured at substantially its midpoint to the upper ends of the legs and having laterally projecting ends which project outwardly behind the V-shapcd member sides, spring arms carried by the upper ends of the legs laterally projecting therefrom with their outer ends laterally outwardly beyond the V-shaped member sides and said spring arms underlying and coop- 6 crating with the collar barfor yieldable, clampingattacb ment to the shirt collar and the pqsitioning the veshaped member to downwardly and forwardly depend, and a necktie having at oneend a loop disposed on one of the sides upwardly and outwardlyprojecting fingers for anchoring same on the v-shaped member said =t ie adjacent said loop having a IBdllCCd-tdhPQl'fit-Ififlfldtg bodyportion from the tab port-ion with the vtabportirm lying on the V-shaped member and-the body portion of the necktie, immediately adjacent the tab portiomencircling the V-shaped member at least onceand then passed over the V-sha-ped member bridgingpiece with one edge against the bridging piece shoulder and depending from the bridging piece betweenthe tab portion, lying on the V-shaped member, and the .necktiebodyportiomem circling said V-shaped member,-to have the major portion of the necktie body projecting therebelow, ,andmeans'on said frame members upwardly and outwardly-projecting finger for preventing disassociation of the necktie loop disposed thereon. r 4 i a y 6. A device of the class described for. attachingza'necktie to a shirt collar comprising a'substantiiallytriangular shaped'body member including a downwardlydisposed point and upwardly outwardly diverging sidesrhaving-their upper ends in a plane substantially parallel with a plane passing through said downwardly disposed point, a -bridg-' ing upper end for the triangular'shaped body member extending from the upper end of ,oneof said sides to a point below the upper end of the other side to form a shoulder at said other side and on which triangular shaped body portion the necktie is adapted to be tied, fingers upwardly and outwardly projecting from thertriangular shaped body member sides above theuppervend's of said body member sides and including relativelyflat portions adapted to be disposed in the 'fold of the .shirt'collar the neck band, a leg secured to and upwardlyand'r'earwardly extending from the triangular shapedrbodyr member point to a point intermediate tthetsaid triangular; shaped member point and bridging upper end, a collar bar secured at substantially its middle point to the upper end of the leg and having laterally projecting ends which project outwardly beyond the triangular shaped body member sides, and spring arms carried by the upper end of the leg laterally projecting therefrom with their outer ends laterally outwardly beyond the triangular shaped body member sides, and said spring arms underlying and cooperating with the collar bar for yieldable clamping attachment to the shirt collar and the positioning of the triangularshaped body member to downwardly and forwardly depend.

7. A device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a short collar comprising a substantially triangular shaped body member including a downwardly disposed point and upwardly outwardly diverging sides having their upper ends in a plane substantially parallel with a plane passing through said downwardly disposed point, a bridging upper end for the triangular shaped body member extending from the upper end of one of said sides to a point below the upper end of the other side to form a shoulder at said other side and on which triangular shaped body portion the necktie is adapted to be tied, fingers upwardly and outwardly projecting from the triangular shaped body member above the upper ends of said body member sides and including relatively flat portions adapted to be disposed in the fold of the shirt collar with the neck band, a leg secured to and upwardly and rearwardly extending from the triangular shaped body member point to a point intermediate the said triangular shaped member point and bridging upper end, a collar bar secured at substantially its middle point to the upper end of the leg and having laterally projectitng ends which project outwardly beyond the triangular shaped body member sides, spring arms carried by the upper end of the leg laterally projecting therefrom with their outer ends laterally outwardly beyond the triangular shaped tachment to the shirt collar and the positioning of the triangular shaped body member to downwardly and forwardly depend, and a necktie having at one end a reduced tab portion and a body portion from the tab portion with thetab portion'lying on the triangular shaped body member'and the body portion of the necktie, immediately adjacent the tab portion, encircling the triangular shaped body member at leastonce and then passed over the bridgingupper endthereof and depending from the-said bridging upper end between the tab portion, lying on the'triangular shaped bodymember, and the necktie body portion, encircling the said triangular shaped body member,-to havelthe major portion of the necktie body portion projecting therebelow.

8; A device of the class described for attaching a necktie to a short collar comprising a substantially triangular shaped body member including a downwardly disposed point and upwardly outwardly diverging sides having their upper ends in a plane substantially parallel with a plane passingthrough said downwardly disposed point, a bridging upper end for the triangular shaped body member extending from the upper end of one of said sides to a point below the upper end of the other side to form a shoulder at said other side and on which triangular shaped body portion the necktie is adapted to be tied, fingers upwardly and outwardly projecting from the triangular shaped body member sides above the upper ends of said body member sides including relatively flat portions adapted to be disposed in the fold of the shirt collar with the neck band, a leg secured to and upwardly and rearwardly extending from the triangular shaped body member point to a point intermediate the said triangular shaped body member point and bridging upper end, a collar barsecured at substantially its middle point to the upper end of the leg and having laterally projecting ends which project outwardly beyond the triangular shaped body member sides,ispring arms carried by the upper end of said leg. laterally projecting'therefrom withthe'ir outer lends" laterally outwardly beyond the triangular shaped body member sides, and said spring arms underlying and'coop'erating with the collar bar for yieldable clamping attachment to the shirt collar and the positioning of the triangular shaped body member to downwardly and forwardly depend, and'a necktie having at one end means for anchoring same to the triangular shaped body member, said tie'adjacent said anchoring means having a reduced tab portion and a body portion from the tab portion with the tab portion lying on the triangular shaped body member and the body portion of the necktie, immediately adjacent the tab portion, encircling the triangular shaped body member at least once and then passed over the said triangular shaped body member bridging upper end with one edge againstthe shoulder and depending from the said bridging upper end between the tab portion, lying on the triangular shaped body member,

and the necktie body portion, encircling triangular shaped body member, to have the major portion of the necktie body projecting therebelow.

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